javascript-async-callback
Languages and libraries
javascript script loader
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
2 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Good that the maker wrote their own after realizing a need
From 1 comment
Given that you probably didn't know about many existing solutions, it's rather great you wrote your own, after realizing a need :) I'd keep the repo up! (even if the feedback is…
wamatt on HN
Handy and simplifies loading
From 2 comments
Cool stuff, very handy. Next step, add dependancy support. Maybe pass in an array of scripts, along with their dependancies, and load them all in the right order.
jonny_eh on HNNice work! Definitely simplifies stuff. Are you thinking of integrating writecapture [1] for a document.write override option ? Might be a nifty thing to do since a lot of…
ashray on HN
Objections
Window.onload overwritten without chaining previous handlers
From 1 comment
I'm seeing some pretty fundamental issues here. I suppose if you assume that you'll have total control of everything loaded then some of the assumptions made here may be an ok…
OmarIsmail on HN
Load check polling at 10ms is aggressive
From 1 comment
I'm seeing some pretty fundamental issues here. I suppose if you assume that you'll have total control of everything loaded then some of the assumptions made here may be an ok…
OmarIsmail on HN
Global _async variable without function scoping
From 1 comment
I'm seeing some pretty fundamental issues here. I suppose if you assume that you'll have total control of everything loaded then some of the assumptions made here may be an ok…
OmarIsmail on HN
Conditional comments hurt minifier compatibility
From 1 comment
Would be nice if conditional comments weren't used so that it's compatible with most JS minifiers.
spicyj on HN
Requests
Add dependency support with ordered loading
From 1 comment
Cool stuff, very handy. Next step, add dependancy support. Maybe pass in an array of scripts, along with their dependancies, and load them all in the right order.
jonny_eh on HN
Integrate writeCapture for document.write override
From 1 comment
Nice work! Definitely simplifies stuff. Are you thinking of integrating writecapture [1] for a document.write override option ? Might be a nifty thing to do since a lot of…
ashray on HN
Detect webkit prefixes by feature rather than browser sniffing
From 1 comment
Nice work, I would change that you are browsers sniffing to detecting variables declared in the window for webkit prefixes.
culshaw on HN
Questions
What advantage does this have over existing loaders
From 2 comments
Nifty, thanks for sharing. :) Also, as others have mentioned, there are plenty of options out there, so it might be useful highlight any specific difference or advantage this…
wamatt on HNThe question might be naive, but can you tell me the advantage of using this?
alagappanr on HN
Alternatives named
LABjs
From 1 comment
Not sure why I would use this when other solutions like LABjs are rock solid, fully featured, and small (~2k zipped). http://labjs.com/
scriby on HN
yepnope
From 1 comment
I wrote something similar some time ago: https://github.com/hay/jsdynaload Allows you to do something like this: jsDynaLoad(['1.js', '2.js', '3.js'], function() {…
huskyr on HN
RequireJS
From 1 comment
Similar to require.js but I like it!
jonthepirate on HN
curl.js
From 1 comment
Nifty, thanks for sharing. :) Also, as others have mentioned, there are plenty of options out there, so it might be useful highlight any specific difference or advantage this…
wamatt on HN
GA.js-style array push technique
From 1 comment
thank you for posting code! the problem with this solution is you had to include a blocking js script first to use it... a better solution is to inject your script and for…
taf2 on HN